Lending Lent a different flavour in Halifax

Hilary Barber writes:

Last year Halifax Minster decided that Lent had become rather boring and with so much happening around the Festival of Christmas it was time for a reboot! So we rebranded Lent as a Festival of Faith, trying to make it more outward facing, looking to draw people from outside the Minster, to come and experience this common ground yet sacred meeting place with God.

The Festival drew upon excellence in many fields and genres, from film and live music, to public theology and visiting preachers, poetry and scripture. The Festival ends with the drama of Holy Week, recalling the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, as we strive beyond the darkness of this present time, and look for hope in the future of God's Kingdom.

Plans are advanced for the Festival of Faith 25. Next year there will be more Public Theology including Kim Leadbeater MP coming to talk about her Assisted Dying Bill, a performance of the St Matthew Passion, theme days: one for Women and another led by our Architect practise on Sustainability, and a Hindu Kite Exhibition!

The Festival will also link with the Archbishop of York's Festival in the North as through the Festival on Sundays we shall explore together the Lord's Prayer.

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